I love this historical sci-fi series. We get a taste of Italy in this selection. From the Jewish ghetto to the higher society, it's all here. An excelI love this historical sci-fi series. We get a taste of Italy in this selection. From the Jewish ghetto to the higher society, it's all here. An excellent continuation of the series. I can't wait to get the next few.........more

This is an excellent follow-up to the happneings in the world of 1632. Grantville has become well-established and great allies to Sweden's King GustavThis is an excellent follow-up to the happneings in the world of 1632. Grantville has become well-established and great allies to Sweden's King Gustavus Adolphus. The once oppresed Germanic people have found the fire to fight for their freedoms. The citizens of Grantville are determined to make the world safe for democracy and share the ideals of "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness" with the world they're now living in. They also face opposition from the likes of Cardinal Richelieu who love their power more than anything. Grantville has also learned to downgrade their technology in order to save parts they'll never find anywhere in the 1630s until they get the infrastructure built to make the technology they'll need. A great read for a bit of History and a lot of adventure. ...more

This is an amazing book. It uses the strife and conflict of the Thirty Year's War as it's backdrop for the time travel relocation of a modern day smalThis is an amazing book. It uses the strife and conflict of the Thirty Year's War as it's backdrop for the time travel relocation of a modern day small West Virginian town. The citizens of Grantville band together and end up changing some Historical events during their lives in another time and place. Not only do readers get a History lesson, it shows readers that if people band together they can make a difference anywhere....more

This was a great book because it combines History with fantastical elements. Historians and anthropologists on a dig in France discover a company thatThis was a great book because it combines History with fantastical elements. Historians and anthropologists on a dig in France discover a company that has found a way to time travel. A group has to go back and save their project leader who has not returned from his trip back to 1357 feudal France. They have to battle invaders and change the course of History (or was it meant to turn out that way to begin with?) and one man finds his true calling while battling for his life. It's all fast paced and a great History lesson on the Middle Ages. ...more